Nov 10, 2009 | Chicago Sun-Times
Artist behind iconic album art struggling to get by
'We really believed that if we did this, we'd be able to support ourselves' Chicago's Pedro Bell was the artist behind some of music's most iconic album covers.
Gimmee some Funk: Original P at Fort Dupont Park
I saw Original P with openers Ken Staton and his James Brown Revue for free at Fort Dupont Park in Anacostia Saturday night July 18.A I was not intending to write it up, but it was such an exciting and interesting event that I gotta share.A Yes, it was just an oldies tribute show, but it was one with the headliners doing an impressive job of ...
George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic @ Phoenix Concert Theatre, July 19
Timber Timbre @ Church Of The Redeemer, July 17 The band arranged the songs to fit the size of the space - melodies migrated to other instruments, intros spawned sections full of ambient tones and bled into each other.
George Clinton is one of those guys who often gets labeled a genius. Yet he can't sing all that well - his voice sounds like it's been soaked in a Jamaican herb mixture for years.
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